There’s a crisis in Canadian classrooms – children are going to school hungry. We’ve heard this message before, but it’s getting worse: Every day, 1 in 5 Canadian children are at risk of going to school on an empty stomach. Empty stomachs not only lead to...

As school bells start ringing again across Canada, many parents are back to worrying what to put in their kids lunches so that they will eat it. And it’s not just what kind of food that’s a concern, but also if kids have enough time to eat their lunches —...

Canadian children aren’t getting enough nutrition during school hours, causing them to fall short of daily dietary recommendations, according to a new study from the University of British Columbia. Researchers compared the nutritional profile of foods consumed during...

Canadian children return to school with insufficient access to healthy food. As children across the country go back to school, a recent UNICEF report ranked Canada 37th out of 41 high-income countries around access to nutritious food for children, below the United...